as of 04:03PM ET 7/10/2009
DJIA
8146.52
-36.65
7/10/2009 4:03:00 PM
NASDAQ
1756.03
3.48
7/10/2009
S&P500
879.13
-3.55
7/10/2009
QUOTE:
 
 

Rough is not in play here

Big Spender: Golf

American Custom Golf Cars

Pimp your ride.

Chino-based American Custom Golf Cars sells tricked-out GM licensed electric buggies made to look like Hummer H3s and 2007 Cadillac Escalades, like these at left.

The four-seaters can be upgraded with 18-inch wheels, DVD players, satellite radio, leather interiors, tilt steering and a hard top.

The fully loaded "Escalade" costs $21,000; the "H3" goes for about $19,000.

Though some duffers are content to hit the public links in their golf shoes from Big 5, others make a sport out of gearing up for the game. Here's how to turn the fairway into a runway.
By Kimi Yoshino, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 4, 2008
Pimp your ride. Chino-based American Custom Golf Cars Inc. sells tricked-out GM-licensed electric buggies made to look like Hummer H3s and 2007 Cadillac Escalades. The four-seaters can be upgraded with 18-inch wheels, DVD players, satellite radio, leather interiors, tilt steering and a hard top. The fully loaded "Escalade," costs $21,000; the "H3" about $19,000.

He (or she) can't haul Honmas in a polyester duffel. Spring for a $9,700 Louis Vuitton Damier Geant canvas golf bag. It even comes with four Louis Vuitton tees.

 
Japanese club maker Honma sells a custom set of Five Star clubs for $54,000 for 13 woods and irons. The world's most expensive clubs feature 24-karat gold and platinum detailing and are handcrafted by workers with an average of 21 years of experience. And, hey, they're good enough for Donald Trump, who owns a set.

Tee off at the Trump National Golf Club, left, on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Standard weekend rates are $215 to $375. In Newport Beach, the Pelican Hill ocean courses, designed by Tom Fazio, reopened in the fall. Price: $235. While there, spring $200 to $500 on custom-tailored pants and shorts at Elevee Fine Clothing, in your choice of Italian wools and silks.

The SkyCaddie SG5 -- a GPS-equipped gadget -- will measure the depth of the green and the distance from any angle. The $430 gizmo shows bunkers, water hazards, trees and other obstructions.

For $5,900, Butch Harmon, left, who once taught Tiger Woods (shown with Harmon at the 1999 British Open in Scotland), Greg Norman and Davis Love III, will give you three days of instruction, computerized video analysis, a nine-hole and 18-hole playing lesson with staff professionals and accommodations in Las Vegas.






LM Pagano's house has a timeworn elegance that feels more like New Orleans than Los Angeles. Photos
He is America's premier authority on travel. Now 80, he still can't slow down.
The L.A. Police Chief's four bedroom home is on the market at $1,875,000. Photos
If fashion makes the man, we don't know what kind of man that makes Sasha Baron Cohen's Bruno. Photos | Review
 

ADVERTISEMENT


ADVERTISEMENT

Real Estate Headlines